Grand Theft Auto IV Walkthrough & Strategy Guide

Remember Elizabeta? Of course you do. She was one of Niko's first connections in Bohan after the Eastern European thugs ran he and Roman out of Broker. Elizabeta has her hands in all sorts of illegal activities, and now she's in the heroin trade. When you arrive at her place off of San Quentin Avenue on the western edge of Bohan, you'll find a familiar scene. In fact, the events of this cutscene are in many ways identical to your first encounter with Elizabeta during GTAIV's main story. Niko and Playboy X are present here, but Johnny wants to get down to business. And get down to business he shall.

When you're ready, jump back on your bike and begin heading south along San Quentin Avenue. It will eventually lead you to the East Borough Bridge, over Charge Island, and into Dukes. Once you arrive in Dukes, the bridge will turn into Harrison Street, and you'll be deviating southward towards an alleyway in between Livingston Street and Huntington Street. Upon your arrival, one of Billy's pets will protest that he didn't get to work with this deal, but Johnny quickly sets him straight. Once the package of illegal substances is handed over, we can continue on with our mission.

Your destination is a short distance from where you picked up the package. You'll be heading towards the Dukes-Broker border, towards a street called Cassidy Street. When you arrive here after a brief drive, get off of your bike and head on into the building. As the game tells you automatically, the apartment you seek is on the third floor. When you get to the third floor, the game will tell you to patiently wait for Niko and Playboy X to arrive. Do so. When they get there, a familiar cutscene will take place, one identical to the cutscene that took place on the same mission in Niko's main story. This drug deal is, in fact, an LCPD sting operation.

Of course, these undercover officers didn't come alone. They came with backup. Lots of it. SWAT officers galore will swarm your location, and you'll regain control post-cutscene in a rather awkward predicament. You're being gunned at by about a half-dozen SWAT officers, and you're ducked down behind a concrete slab right in front of them. Here, you'll want to go for headshots -- don't use the Shotgun right next to you here. Use a Pistol or something else. Eliminate the enemy threat, and then work your way rightward (bear right into a room here to get Body Armor). Once you're out in the hallway, it's time to start climbing down, but not before you down a few more SWAT officers in the corridor.

You'll want to walk down the next two flights of stairs you encounter towards the main floor with your gun trained ahead of you. This will help you get a rather advantageous jump on SWAT officers waiting for you around every corner. As soon as you approach a staircase leading down and a SWAT officer's head can be seen, clip it off. Then, proceed down the stairs and continue this process as usual. When you reach the first floor, you can bust out of the front door if you want, but obviously that's a horrible idea. Instead, run towards the back door, where you can attempt to make an easier getaway.

There are only a few enemies waiting for you in the alleyway. One will be tucked behind the building on your right, while two or three more will be waiting for you atop the stairs leading out of the alleyway. Try to kill these enemies from as far away as humanly possible. There should be a contingent of cops here, as well as an ever-roving helicopter, so you'll need to jack a car quickly and get out of dodge. Your cop slaughter will have netted you a three star wanted level -- not too shabby. Drive around a bit to lose your pursuers, which will end the mission in success.